Hey daddy chapter 2

Chapter 2: Story of the demon container

Hinata closed her book with a sigh. She wished fairy tails like that would really happen, but of course that wouldn’t. Though the girl was glad she could finally read the story again even though her mother wasn’t there. She would have told it in such a way you would be dying to know what would happen next although you already knew. When Hinata was little her mother always read this story, but after she had passed away Hinata had hide the book between others and hadn’t touched it for years.
She found it a week ago and wanted to read it, but hadn’t had the time until today.

The Hyuga girl looked at the clock on the wall of her room. It was already ten pm and she got a little worried. Okay, Naruto hadn’t said when he would bring Idzuna, but after seeing his face she thought he would bring the girl here as soon it was evening, so six pm.
Hinata placed the book away and decided to go search for the blonde. But first she had to tell her father she would go out for a while, so she walked to the tea room and found him there.

“Father, I will go out to search for Naruto-kun,” she said while bowing.

“He hasn’t brought the kid yet?” the Hyuga leader asked looking up from his cup of tea.

“N-no.”

“Be careful and be back in an hour, if not I will sent someone to search for you.”

“Hai,” the girl replied and then left.

Outside the Hyuga compound she activated her Byakugan and started her search. Whilst running she looked around and finally ended up finding them in the forest. She stopped in front of something she found cute to look at and couldn’t help smiling with a blush.
Leaning against a tree, with eyes closed and breathing softly, was Naruto sleeping with Idzuna curled up on his lap. Naruto had his right hand laid on the girls head.

Hinata kneeled down in front of them and stared at them for several seconds. Then slowly her hand went to Naruto’s face and she touched his cheek. Though, as soon her fingertips made contact with his skin she pulled her hand back in shock. Again she looked at him and she bit on her finger. She had to wake him up; she couldn’t just leave them here. So, after gathering all her self-confidence, she reached out for his cheek again. Softly she stroke it, while trying not to faint, though her blush had increased.

“Naruto-kun,” she whispered softly.

There was no reply and he continued sleeping. But the Hyuga didn’t give up and tried again.

“Naruto-kun, wake up.”

But again he kept on sleeping, so she had to think of something else. The problem was she didn’t want to wake Idzuna. Hinata sighed and sat down in front of the two. Maybe pinching would help; she thought but didn’t want to hurt him. Yet she had no other option, well not one she could think of.
So, after trying to think of something else, she ended up in sighing once again and tried to wake by pinching him. Now the next question was where to pinch him. At first she wanted to go for his hand but somehow didn’t dare to touch his hands. So she ended up in pinching him in his cheek.

“Naruto-kun, wake up,” she said again, but this time a little louder.

Finally Naruto made some movement and opened one eye.

“Huh…? Hinata?” he said sleep drunk.

“H-hey…” Hinata started and then gulped, “uhm it’s already after t-ten.”

“Eh!”

Before even realising what she did, Hinata had placed a hand on Naruto’s mouth and pointed over to Idzuna. Naruto blushed whilst looking in the direction she pointed in and then he nodded understanding.

“… go-gomenasai,” Hinata whispered while pulling her hand back.

“It’s okay. I must have fallen asleep… after ten you said right?”

“Y-yeah.”

“I’m sorry you had to search for me,” Naruto said while looking up from Idzuna.

“D-don’t worry a-about it.”

Naruto smiled and with the help of Hinata Idzuna was placed on his back. Together the two walked to Hyuga compound where Naruto carried the little demon fox girl to bed. He was glad she had transformed to a full human form, instead of a human form with fox tail. He had told her to do that, because if someone saw her with the tail that would cause uproar.
Naruto and Hinata left the room and Hinata closed the door.

“Ano... thanks for looking after her, Hinata.”

“Hai,” Hinata blushed, “but do you know why she calls you daddy, Naruto-kun? Are you really her f-father?”

“I’m not her father. Let’s say I resemble him… it’s confusing.”

“You know who her real father is?” Hinata asked.

Naruto only nodded, looking a bit sad and avoiding her gaze.

“Who is it? We should tell him where his daughter is.”

“It’s not that simple, Hinata. Look, is it okay if explain later on? I first need to talk to Tsunade about it, but you will be the first to hear after that, OK?”

“H-hai…”

Naruto smiled at her and said goodnight, after that Hinata led him to the door.

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The first thing the blonde did when he was awake was going over to Tsunade to talk about Idzuna. But it didn’t really go as planned and even with fingers in his ear he could clearly hear the Hokage’s shouting.

“WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?!!!”

Naruto sighed, got his fingers out of ears and said it again.

“Idzuna is Kyubi’s daughter. She’s the only demon fox kid that survived. I saw her demon form and her human form with fox tail.”

“So the reason she said you were her father is because she felt Kyubi and thought you were his human form?” asked the freaked out Tsunade.

“Hai,” Naruto merely gave as answer.

“We’re in big trouble… we have to get rid of her. How can we-”

“Don’t even think about killing her! She’s just a five year old kid!”

“She’s a demon!”

“So?! I have a demon, her father for god sake, sealed inside of me!”

“That’s different!”

“Then tell me what the difference is! To a lot of people I am Kyubi himself!”

This comment made Tsunade shut up as well as calm down. She sighed and leaned back in her chair.

“Fine… if you want it that way. I’ll talk to the elders about what to do with Idzuna.”

“Thanks.”

“But not a word about it to anyone, you heard me?”

Naruto nodded and turned around when there was knocking on the door. After Tsunade had said ‘come in’ in an irritated way Sakura and Sai entered the office. They got a new mission, a simple C one and to everyone’s surprise Naruto didn’t say a word about it.
When the three left the office Sakura turned to her blond haired team-mate.

“Where’s Idzuna?”

“Hinata.”

“Why is she calling you daddy?”

“No idea.”

Sakura sighed, understanding he wouldn’t say a word about it and just left it that way. If there really was something he would tell.

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Idzuna rubbed her eyes and took in the environment. When she realised she wasn’t in the woods but in a comfy bed she quickly got up. She tried to find Naruto, but he wasn’t there so the little demon fox stepped out of bed and left the room to search for the blonde.

“Dad? Daddy, where are you?”

“Idzuna-chan, you’re awake.”

Idzuna turned around rapidly and saw Hinata.

“Where’s daddy?”

Hinata walked over to the five year old and kneeled down in front of her.

“I just heard Naruto-kun is on a mission, he will be back tonight.”

“B-but then we can’t play today,” the girl said sadly.

“We can play if you want, but do you want to have a breakfast and a nice warm bath first?”

Idzuna cheered up a little and nodded with a smile. Hinata smiled back and got the girl’s hand to take her to the kitchen and find something to eat.
After a nice breakfast Hinata gave the girl a bath. Idzuna splashed a lot with the water and seemed to like the bath very much, especially the soap and bubbles. Hinata scrubbed her until the girl was clean and then let her play in the water again.

“Ne Hinata-chan,” Idzuna said as went to the side of the bath.

“Hm?” Hinata said while looking for a towel.

“What I said yesterday morning is true. Daddy was watching you.”

Hinata blushed just because of the thought of that and turned to look at the five year old who was now playing with a rubber duck.

“Idzuna-chan, I don’t think he was…”

“Daddy was looking at you. I am certain, he was sitting on the rooftop, not moving at all, staring into the garden. So when I saw him staring like that I wanted to know why and took a look. That is when I saw you.”

“Are you sure h-he was looking at m-me?” Hinata stuttered.

Idzuna nodded, “Maybe he will do it tonight as well. If you want I can show you.”

Hinata hesitated but ended up in nodding with a blush. She then signed Idzuna she had to come out of the bath and dried the girl of.

“Shall we go look for some new clothes until Naruto-kun is back from his mission.”

“Oh, yes please,” the girl exclaimed with joy.

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Naruto sighed because he realised there was no way he could go pay Hinata and Idzuna a visit. He had hoped that, because Idzuna was now with Hinata, he could spend some more time with the Hyuga girl. After all he barely knew her and actually just fell for her looks. But since it was already around eleven he decided to just do the thing he did before Idzuna had come into his life.
So once again he was sitting on the roof top and to his luck Hinata was in the garden, but to his surprise Idzuna was with her, although it seemed like the girl was wearing her new pyjamas. Although he was wondering why Idzuna wasn’t in bed, he couldn’t help to smile when he saw the two kneeling down near the pond. Idzuna started to try to catch some of the fish in it, what made Hinata giggle.

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“If you look around you’ll see him, Hinata-chan. He’s sitting on the roof top across the wall.”

“I cannot just turn around can I?” Hinata said.

Idzuna then jumped up and ran in the direction of the wall she had talked about. As a reflex Hinata followed the girl with her gaze and then found out she was right about it. Naruto was indeed sitting on the rooftop across the wall and road. And he was indeed looking their way, or better said, her way.
She looked back at him and red started to cross her face.

Naruto eyes widened when he realised he was busted, but he couldn’t move a muscle just because the girl was staring back at him in such a way he just had to look back. He started to blush and after a minute that felt like an entirety he averted his gaze.
After some hesitation and trying to calm down he jumped of the rooftop to the wall and landed in the Hyuga garden.

“Uhm, sorry about that… I just wanted to know if Idzuna was alright.”

“You’re a bad liar, daddy.”

“And you know I am not your dad, Idzuna,” the blonde said as he turned around to the girl.

“I know,” Idzuna said whilst looking to the ground, “I just…”

“It’s okay, I understand,” Naruto sighed as he looked at the girl.

He remembered what Tsunade had said this morning and was disturbed by it. After all what could a five year old demon fox do? Sure she was five hundred years in the demon world, but here she was just a kid searching for a parent; just like he had when he was little. So the thought of Idzuna being killed made him feel bad.

“Naruto-kun is something wrong? You look troubled.”

The blonde looked at the Hyuga girl who was still blushing.

“Tsunade told me not to tell anyone but… Idzuna come over here.”

Idzuna, who had been standing a few meters away from Naruto, ran over to the blonde who kneeled down to face her.

“Listen carefully. I talked to Tsunade and her first reaction was… was to get rid of you,” Naruto said with sadness.

This shocked Hinata, “get rid of her? What do you mean by that, Naruto-kun?”

Naruto looked at the girl and then looked away from her and the kids face.

“She wanted to kill Idzuna.”

Idzuna did a few steps backwards while tears appeared in the corners of her eyes. She stared at the blonde while she brought her hands in front of her face as if that would give her some protection.

“You-you want me to get killed?”

“OF COURSE NOT! That’s what I told Tsunade, Idzuna. She said she would talk to the elders about it, but I don’t trust them. If they try to kill you I will protect you, I promise Idzuna. I won’t allow them to kill you.”

Idzuna then rushed back to Naruto and hugged him while tears rolled down her cheeks. Hinata kneeled down next to the two and laid a hand on the girl’s head to comfort her.

“I will protect you too, Idzuna-chan.”

Naruto looked at Hinata with a thankful face and she smiled back at him.

“But Naruto-kun, why would Tsunade want to kill Idzuna-chan.”

Now Naruto’s expression changed to being pained.

“It’s because Idzuna-chan isn’t human,” he said while looking down.

He let the girl go and looked at her.

“Idzuna-chan, why don’t you show Hinata.”

“But… you told me not to,” the girl said confused as she rubbed away her tears.

“I know I said that, but do you trust Hinata?”

The girl nodded while Hinata was wondering what Naruto meant with Idzuna not being human. Also she was still shocked the Hokage wanted the girl to be killed.

“Then you can show her, Idzuna-chan.”

“Okay.”

Idzuna did a few steps back and then transformed to her true form; the orange with red fox. Hinata stared at her, but her shock was soon replaced by a generous smile. And she stroke the fox cub behind her ear.

“So you are actually a fox.”

“A… a demon fox,” Idzuna whispered.

“So… Tsunade-sama wants Idzuna-chan dead because she’s a demon fox?”

“Idzuna-chan isn’t just a demon fox Hinata, she’s Kyubi no Yoko’s kid.”

The Hyuga girl looked confused at the blonde who sighed. Hinata then turned her gaze to the little fox.

“Then why are you calling Naruto-kun daddy, Idzuna-chan.”

Idzuna just looked at Hinata for a moment and then turned her face to Naruto, who felt like he had to tell Hinata.

“That’s because I have Kyubi sealed in me since the day I was born Hinata.”

“Wh-what?” Hinata muttered in shock.

“You hate me now don’t you?” Naruto said as he picked Idzuna up.

“N-no, o-of course not… I am just surprised.”

“Surprised?” Naruto asked while he looked at the girl.

His eyes were filled with sadness and fear. Hinata wondered why he was afraid, but slowly started to understand it. Naruto, who had been hated by all grownups, shunned by them, almost kicked to death or just completely ignored was afraid she would hate him now as well because of Kyubi.
This thought made Hinata cry what in turn made Naruto confused. But before the blonde could ask what was wrong he was suddenly embraced by her and she sobbed on his shoulder.

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, Naruto-kun,” Hinata sobbed.

“F-for wh-what?” Naruto asked with an uncharacteristic stutter.

“For making you feel I would hate you. I don’t hate you, I could never hate you.”

Naruto laid his forehead on her shoulder and tried not to cry. This girl, who he had started to stalk because she looked so damn gorgeous, turned out to be so much more than just being a real beauty.
Sure Sakura looked nice too, but she was violent and hit him whenever he said something she didn’t like. Not that Sakura hated him for having Kyubi sealed inside him, but she had been treating him like trash before they became team-mates. And he now remembered Hinata hadn’t done a thing like that. She had even given him the spirit when he had to fight her cousin Neji.

“Thanks Hinata-chan,” he said softly.

Hinata blushed greatly when she heard him adding the chan to her name.

“Ano… you two are squashing me.”

The two let each other go in shock and Idzuna jumped of Naruto’s lap and returned back to her human form.

“Sorry Idzuna-chan,” Naruto and Hinata said.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

The girl rubbed her eyes and yawned what made the blonde and the dark haired laugh a little. When they heard the other laughing as well, they looked at each other for a fraction of a second before turning their face away. Naruto then stood up and picked the little girl up.

“Fine but really sleepy, huh?”

“Uh-uh,” Idzuna replied and laid her head against his chest.

“Then why aren’t you in bed already,” Naruto asked as he used one hand to hold the girl and his offered to Hinata to help her standing up.

“Because I wanted to show Hinata-chan you were looking at her last night and thought you might do it tonight as well,” Idzuna said with her eyes closed.

Naruto started to blush as he looked down at the girl. Without moving his head he looked at Hinata, whose hand he was still holding. She seemed to be in shock and blushed whilst staring at the blonde.

“It seems like I am really busted, aren’t I.”

“See Hinata-chan, I told you,” Idzuna whispered.

Naruto smiled a little and looked up.

“I’m sorry,” he said to Hinata averting his gaze once again.

“…i-i-it’s o-okay… I-I have d-done the s-same,” Hinata stuttered shyly.

“You have?” Naruto asked surprised and looking at the girl.

Hinata nodded and for several minutes there was a silence in which they both didn’t know what to do or say. Then Naruto found he was still holding her hand and wanted to let her go, but yet didn’t want to. Hinata seemed to have noticed as well, but didn’t let go either.

“Ano, we should bring Idzuna-chan to bed.”

“Uhm…yeah… you’re right.”

Still not letting each other go, Hinata brought Naruto to the room Idzuna was staying. But when there, they had to let the hand of the other go or else Naruto wouldn’t be able to lay Idzuna in the bed without waking her. After done that they silently left the room but walked into an unexpected person.

“Naruto, what are you doing here this late? It’s already midnight.”

“F-father,” Hinata said surprised and shocked at the same time.

“Gomenasai. I was worrying about Idzuna-chan,” Naruto muttered.

“Hm. You sure are caring about the little fox child.”

Both Naruto and Hinata were shocked and stared at the Hyuga leader.

“I am a Hyuga; you should understand I can see such things. She’s a demon child.”

“F-father, she’s…” Hinata tried, afraid he hated Idzuna.

“Do not worry Hinata. She is just a five year old; she’s no danger to anyone. Just like Naruto wasn’t when he was five, although some people didn’t even try to understand that.”

Naruto opened his mouth to say something, but he was too stunned to do so and ended up in closing his mouth and only look at the Hyuga leader.

“You see… some of the other clan members and the clan counsel see you as Kyubi himself. I am sorry for their behaviour.”

Naruto scratched the back of his head not know what else to do and feeling uncomfortable and happy at the same time.

“Uhm… well that… explains a few things. Thanks, Hiashi-sama.”

The Hyuga leader nodded.

“But now tell me. Why you have been spying on my daughter every evening of the last three weeks.”

Naruto turned bright red and Hinata stared at him with the same red colour covering her face.

“Uhm… that’s because…”

Naruto looked from Hinata to Hiashi and then to the floor.

“I-I-I…,” he tried feeling embarrassed, “I-fell-in-love-with-her-looks-three-weeks-ago-but-tonight-I-fell-love-with-her-kidness-and-caring-personality.”

He had said it so quickly he hadn’t taken a breath in between. As soon Hinata realised what he had said, she fainted, but Naruto was in time to catch her. Hiashi looked at him, while Naruto felt like fleeing but he couldn’t because he was holding Hinata.

“I see,” Hiashi merely said.

“I’m not the right person for her, I know. I mean, Hinata is the heir of the clan,” Naruto muttered softly.

“Hm, that might be so, but you are the son of the Yondaime Hokage.”

“Y-you know?” Naruto asked shocked and looked at the father of the girl he loved.

He had heard that story a while back and decided not to tell anyone. It wouldn’t help him a lot anyway. He would only get fan girls like Sasuke had back in their academy years. So he had kept his mouth shut even to Sakura and Sai.

“Of course I know, but Hinata has to choose for herself. Though it seems like she already had years ago.”

Naruto’s eyes widened and he looked down to the girl in his arms. He now understood why she had felt warm whenever he was near her or fainted or stuttered. He started to feel bad for never noticing.

“Bring her to her room it’s the third on the left if you walk down this hallway. If you want you can sleepover, but not in her room of course.”

Naruto nodded still stunned about what was happening, “if-if t-that’s not t-too m-much trouble.”

“It isn’t. The room on the left of the room Idzuna is staying is for you then. Have a good sleep, but don’t forget I’m watching you.”

“H-hai.”

“And please don’t take over my daughter’s stutter habit,” Hiashi chuckled.

“H-hai…a-ano… I-I mean…”

Hiashi shook his head laughing and turned around.